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"Garden
hoses" Common Things With
Uncommon Uses

1. Water mixer. To get just the right water temperature when
you have old-fashioned double faucets, slip a short section of hose
over both faucets, then make a V-shaped cut in the bottom middle of
the tubing.

2. Tine guard. Cut an
old hose into sections and slip them over the tines of your
rototiller when not in use so that they won’t bang your shins.

3. Bucket handle.
For morecomfortablecarrying, slit a 4- inch length of old garden hoseand slip if overthe handle of thebucket.

4. Scary snake.Paint splotcheson a short length
of hose and leave it coiled in thegarden
to scare off animal intruders. Or twine it
in the branches of a berry bush to frighten birds when the berries
ripen.

5. Car door protector.
Nail lengths of slit hose to the garage wall where the car door
usually makes contact with the wall.

6. Blade guard.
Slit a section of an old hose and slip it over the blade of an ax or
a saw to protect the cuffing edge and prevent injuries.

7. Tree protector.
Slit through one side of an old hose, then slip a section of it
around the trunk of a very young tree to protect it from support
ropes. Or put the hose around the ropes instead of the tree.